Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs HSNU
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~90.7k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
HSNU
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~5 | |
| August 2026 | ~5 | Up 25% |
| July 2026 | ~4 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 4.9kUp 2.3%
- HSNU
- 0Down 100%
Elite: Dangerous currently has 4,898 peak concurrent Steam players, while HSNU has 0.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.9kUp 0.6%
- HSNU
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 70,896 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for HSNU.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 389.1kUp 0.4%
- HSNU
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 389,139 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for HSNU.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 414Down 51%
- HSNU
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 414 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for HSNU.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- HSNU
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 171,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for HSNU.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 12k – 43k players a day. Around 2m – 4m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
HSNU
HSNU is showing no measurable concurrent players on Steam. Around 2k – 5k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.